<?php		
function authors_styling_function($post) {
 
	echo '<input type="hidden" name="taxonomy_noncename" id="taxonomy_noncename" value="' . 
    		plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) . '" />';
 
 
	// Get all theme taxonomy terms
	$authorss = get_terms('authors', 'hide_empty=0'); 
 
?>
<select name='authors' id='authors'>
	<!-- Display themes as options -->
    <?php 
        $names = wp_get_object_terms($post->ID, 'authors'); 
        ?>
        <option class='authors' value='' 
        <?php if (!count($names)) echo "selected";?>>None</option>
        <?php
	foreach ($authorss as $authors) {
		if (!is_wp_error($names) && !empty($names) && !strcmp($authors->slug, $names[0]->slug)) 
			echo "<option class='authors' value='" . $authors->name . "' selected>" . $authors->name . "</option>\n"; 
		else
			echo "<option class='authors' value='" . $authors->name . "'>" . $authors->name . "</option>\n"; 
	}
   ?>
</select>    
<?php
}

?>